HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 16 (ACN) The Bombarderos of Santa Clara made their cannons sound in the US city of Williamsport by defeating the Czech Republic 4-1 in their debut at the Little League World Series.
On the grass of the Volunteer Stadium, Everaldo Machado’s disciples were dominated by right-hander Illia Kolomoiets for 5.2 innings where they received 10 strikeouts, until the uprising broke out.
Cuban left-hander Deivy Hernandez accepted a double from the shortstop Dominik Maly in the same first inning that brought a teammate to the plate and gave the Europeans an early advantage.
In the fifth inning, a pair of consecutive hits by Cuban Leonardo Junco and Marlon Herrera, the latte